The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, says prices of essential food items, including beans, eggs, bread, rice, and tomatoes, experienced significant hikes in September 2024. The...
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has disclosed that the average price of 5kg of cooking gas increased from N6,430.02 recorded in August to N6,699.63 in...
APC claims a Federal Government agency is feeding Nigerians with false inflation figures. Eko Hot Blog reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has baselessly claimed...
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has recently published a report indicating a notable increase in the average retail price for refilling...
Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigeria’s inflation rate increased to 25.80% in August 2023 relative to the July 2023 headline inflation rate which was 24.08%. The...
Eko Hot Blog reports that Yemi Kale, former Statistician-General of the Federation, has faulted the new methodology used in computing Nigeria’s unemployment data. Kale spoke on...
Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigeria’s unemployment dropped to 4.1% in the first quarter of 2023. This data was contained in the Nigeria Labour Force Survey...
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 22.41 percent in May...
Nigeria’s inflation rate has been rising for several months. Any hopes that it may cool in April vanished with the release of an NBS report on...
The Nigerian government is set to remove fuel subsidy, setting the stage for significant increase in petrol pump price. Although the subsidy is not officially removed,...